Montfaucon-en-Velay

Montfaucon-en-Velay
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montfaucon-en-Velay
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Coordinates: 45°11′10″N 4°18′52″E / 45.1861°N 4.3144°E / 45.1861; 4.3144
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Boutières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François-Régis Saby[1]
Area ^1	4.99 km^2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,136
• Density	228/km^2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43141 /43290
Elevation	875–969 m (2,871–3,179 ft) (avg. 914 m or 2,999 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfaucon-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fokɔ̃ ɑ̃ vəlɛ], literally Montfaucon in Velay; Occitan: Montfaucon de Velai) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,206	—
1975	1,346	+1.58%
1982	1,352	+0.06%
1990	1,381	+0.27%
1999	1,207	−1.49%
2009	1,270	+0.51%
2014	1,258	−0.19%
2020	1,152	−1.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE